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Petrillo Boast to Keep School Music Oft Air Prompts New Inquiry By the Associated Press. A reopening of the Senates in quiry into James Caesar Petrillo’s activities was prompted today by a published boast of his power to keep high school music off the air. Chairman Clark of Idaho called an Inter state Commerce Subcommittee to meet Monday to renew its inquiry Into the Petrillo ban against broadcasts b y high school mu sicians at Inter lochen. Mich. Senator Clark said the com mittee would James C. Petrillo. hear testimony from Joseph E. Maddy, president of the National Music Camp at Interlochen, from which school broadcasts were first banned by Mr. Petrillo, president of the American Federation of Musi cians, in 1942. Senator Clark said Mr. Maddy had Bent copies of an article from the January issue of the International Musician, an official union organ, in which Mr. Petrillo’s control over recordings and broadcasting by union musicians was discussed. The article, Mr. Maddy asserted, referred to the long fight to lift the ban, including Justice Department court fights, and the investigation by the Clark Committee into a pro hibition against recordings and added: “However, when all the shooting was over and we came to the sum mer of 1943, there was no Inter lochen High School student or chestra on the air. Nor was there In the year 1943 any other school band or orchestra on the networks and there never will be without the permission of the American Fed eration of Musicians.” Mr. Maddy added that he was not Involved in the controversy between Mr. Petrillo and the broadcasting companies and certain record com panies, now before the War Labor Board. Raids (Continued From First Page.) this afternoon, supported by P-47 Thunderbolts. 34 U. S. Planes Lost. Portress and Liberator gunners ac counted for 48 of the enemy single and twin-engined aircraft which swirled about the American forma tions yesterday, a Strategic Air Force announcement said, while the fighters shot down 77. Twelve American fighting planes were lost, , while 22 of the bombers failed to return. First reports did not include the 48 planes shot down by the bomber gunners. The smash at Southern German targets was followed last night by small but heavily freighted bombard ment fleets of the RAF which struck again at German transport in France, pounding the Michelin tire factory at Clermont-Ferrand, 30 mile southwest of Vichy, and the rail yards at Amiens, both master cogs In Hitler’s anti-invasion machinery. The RAF unloaded some of its new 12,000-pound “factory busters” on the Michelin works in a precision attack, the Air Ministry said. Not a plane was lost in this second successive night operation of the RAF’s heavy bombers which hit a peak stride Wednesday night when more than 1,000 of the four-engined British planes pounded Stuttgart and other targets with over 3,360 tons of bombs. Mosquitos Hit Western Reich. Mosquitos last night also hit ob jectives in Western Germany and fleets of minelayers carried out widespread operations, while RAF heavy bombers, disclosed to be oper ating in the Mediterranean for the first time in recent months, delivered the second consecutive night attack on Sofia, capital of Bulgaria. The Air Ministry said Lancasters, thundering to Clermont-Ferrand in a clear night sky, deposited a well concentrated pattern of bombs. Amiens, a key rail junction be tween Paris and the Channel, had been hit three times- in 48 hours and four times this month. It was one of the targets in the RAF’s 1,000 bomber operation Wednesday night. Marauders also struck in daylight Wednesday at the rail yards at Aul noye, only 4 miles south of Amiens and an important point in the line between Lille and the Channel ports of Dunkerque and Calais. Seven Forced Down in Switzerland.1 Amiens is 81 miles north or Paris and about 30 miles from Pas-de Calais. It has a peacetime popula tion of more than 80,000. Clermont-Ferrand is one of the most important centers of the rub ber industry on the continent of Europe and was last hit by Mos- j quitos on March 12. Bern dispatches said seven of the American bombers in yesterday's smash into Southern Germany were forced to land on Swiss soil, three of them crashing. Most of the crew members parachuted to safety and were interned, but one Liberator fell into Lake Zoug, and one of its crew perished. Two British bombers and one Ger man night fighter also were forced to land in Switzerland. A total of 10 foreign planes have landed on Swiss territory since j March 16. The foray yesterday, in which the! Germans said Augsburg also was bombed, netted one of the biggest bags of enemy fighters ever shot down in a single day. It was the largest toll of the en emy since March 8, when 125 Ger man fighting planes were shot out of the sky, but not up to the mark of 176 shot down on March 6 in the heavy raid on Berlin, when 68 bomb ers were lost. Yankee fighters, in accounting for 77 yesterday, were only 6 short of | their one-day record of 83, estab-j lished in the Berlin raid of March 6. Attack in "Very Great Strength.” j The headquarters communique said the Fortresses and Liberators attacked in "very great strength.” The phrase taken to mean that the force probably was as strong as that which raided Berlin March 6— an armada estimated at about 850 planes. The raiders yesterday bombed their objectives through a heavy overcast by use of instru ments, the bulletin said. The Berlin radio declared a new Nazi "destroyer” fighter was used in the defense. One group of Amer ican flyers reported seeing a for toation of four-engined, twin-finned One of Five Missing U..S. Flyers Back After 84 Days in Arctic Bailed Out of Bomber In Distress Over Alaska in December FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Mar. 17 (Canadian Pjess).—First Lt. Leon Crane. 24. of Philadelphia reached this far Northern town yesterday after 84 days in the sub-Arctic wilds and brought with him first word of the fate of a United States bomber missing with five men aboard since December 21. The other four, still missing, are: Second Lt. Harold E. Hoskins, pilot, Houlton. Me.; First Lt. James B. Sibert, technician, Norfolk, Va.; Master Sergt. Richard L. Pompeo, crew chief, Mount Holly Springs, Pa., and Staff Sergt. Ralph S. Wenz, as sistant crew chief, Pinedale, Wvo. Their families were notified of their disappearance soon after the plane failed to return. They were members of the United States Air Transport Command. Lt. Crane said they bailed out of the Liberator bomber when it went into a spin between 10.000 and 15,000 feet. The first nine days, he related, he had no food and spent most of the time huddling in the folds of his parachute to keep from freezing to death. Eventually he reached an unoccupied cabin, stocked with food. The temperatures ranged from 30 to 40 below zero. After living a solitary existence in the Yukon River Valley until the first week of March, he met Al bert Ames, a trapper, who guided him to Woodchopper, Alaska, a tiny mining camp where he waited for arrival of the mail plane piloted by Bob Rice of the Wien Alaska Airlines. “Bob flew' me home to Ladd Field (Fairbanks) and I was sure glad to get back to civilization.’’ Lt. Crane said. “There were times when I thought I’d never make it.” Thunderbolt Flyer Bags 4 Nazis in Day By the Associated Press. LONDON, Mar. 17. — American fighter pilots—led by sharpshoot ing Lt. Quince L. Brown of Bristow, Okla.—blasted 77 Nazis out of the skies yesterday in a stepped-up campaign to liquidate the German air force. The Americans lost 13 fighters. Lt. Brown— the first Thun derbolt flyer to achieve four kills in a single day—was hard pressed for hon ors by Capt. Jack R. Warren, San Jacinto, I«t. Brown. Calif., and Lt. William J. Simmons of Los Angeles, who came home with triples. Eleven Yanks were credited with doubles as fighters in "great strength” escorted “very strong forces,” European theater head quarters announced, in devastating daylight attack on targets in South ern Germany, including Ulm and Friedrichshafen. Lt. Brown, by his four victories yesterday, ran his string to 10. Suspect Found Guilty Of Robbing Navy Officer After deliberating approximately four hours, a District Court jury last night found Homer A. Furr, 30, guilty of robbing Lt. Wallace L. Douglas, U. S. N., last July in the latter’s apartment in the Woodley Park Towers Apartments, which the officer shares with Representa tive Costello, Democrat, of Cali fornia. Furr was accused of taking a $20 camera and $8 in cash. Two men said to have accompanied Furr at the time of the robbery have never been identified and remain at large. The three were said to have forced their w’ay into the apartment be tween 3 and 4 a.m. when Lt. Doug las opened the door in response to a knock. Representative Costello, who was out of the city at the time of the robbery, was called to the stand yesterday by the prosecution. He testified he had known Furr for about four years and that the de fendant had visited the apartment 8 or 10 times. Furr always had been well behaved when he was there, Mr. Costello said. Lt. Douglas testified he suffered a rib fracture and head cut at the time of the robbery. Furr was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Cecil R. Heflin. Collision in Air Kills Flyer, Another Missing By the Associated Press. NORFOLK. Va.. Mar. 17.—Two Navy land planes collided over Chesapeake Bay near Cape Charles Wednesday night, killing one flyer and leaving another missing, the 5th Naval District disclosed last night. The dead man, whose body has been recovered, was Lt. (j. g.) Bernard H. Volm, jr. Listed as mis sing is the pilot of the other plane, Lt. ij. g.» John P. McKenzie, Provi dence, R. I. Lt. Volm's widow lives in Norfolk, and his mother, Mrs. Mattie E. Volm, lives in St. Louis. Don Whitehead Leaves For Hollywood Film Job By the Associated Press. NORTON, Va., Mar. 17.—En route to Hollywood, Calif., is Don White head, Associated Press war corre spondent. who will serve as technical adviser in the film production of Ernie Pyle's book, "Here Is Your War.” He and Mrs. Whitehead have been visiting his parents, Mr. and j Mrs. H. F. Whitehead of Coeburn. fighters—a type that has not pre j viously been observed. The Germans also fired rockets in mass against the American for mations. The American fighters struck back against the enemy fleets of from 75 to 150 planes and quickly broke them up, but the Germans returned in small groups and in dividually to continue pecking away at the bombers. Junkers-88s also were observed firing rockets from their tails for the first time. These craft, the Americans reported, first loosed twc rockets from under their wings and then dispatched a third from the tail as they turned away. LT. LEON CRANE. —A. P. Wirephoto. He telephoned his parents in Philadelphia and said “they both just sputtered at each other when they heard my voice.” The plane was on a propeller-test mission at altitudes up to 30.000 feet. “Seeing a hole in the overcast at 20.000 feet, we decided to go up to finish our tests,” but the hole closed in and “we were flying on instru ments,” Lt. Crane said. Trouble developed and “Hoskins gave the order for all hands to bail out.” Lt. Crane saw Sergt. Pompeo bail out, but Lt. Hoskins was still aboard when Lt. Crane jumped and he thinks one of the others jumped at the same time he did. "I saw only Sergt. Pompeo's chute open. Tire ship caught fire at about 5.000 feet and I heard it explode when it hit the ground.” He did not see any of his mates after he hit the ground. Fisher Pleads Not Guilty In Cathedral Slaying Julius Fisher, colored, 31, was ar raigned in District Court today be fore Justice Matthew F. McGuire on a charge of first-degree murder in the slaying, March 2, of Miss Cath erine Cooper Reardon, 37-year-old assistant librarian at Washington Cathedral, where Fisher had been employed as a handyman. Fisher, who remained impassive through the proceedings, pleaded not guilty after he had asked in structions of the court. His attor ney, Charles H. Houston, was not present. He was indicted March 6 on six counts charging murder. No trial date has been set. Lf. Evans Missing at Sea; Former Teacher Here Lt. (j. g.) A. Bliss Evans, Jr., 32, of the Coast Guard, a former junior high school teacher here, has been reported missing in action in the North Atlantic, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Evans, 5448 Nebraska avenue N.W., said today. His wife, Mrs. Margaret Mathews Evans, and baby daughter live at 1701 Seventeenth street N.W. Lt. Evans, a native of Washington, was a teacher at Eliot Junior High School before entering the Coast Guard. He was graduated from Western High School and Wilson Teachers’ College here. Washington Exchange SALES. Capital Transit Co.—100 at 28%. __BONDS. . UTILITY. Bid. Asked. 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Dividends Announced , NEW YORK, Mar. 17 (/P,.—Dividends declared: Accumulated Pr Stk. of Pay Rate. riod. record, able. Lyons-Mangus A 75c __ 3-28 4-15 U 8 & Inti Sec pf $1 3-27 3-31 Irregular. Beaton A: Cadw Mfg 50c 3-14 3-20 Hall Lamp 2l)c 3-27 4-5 Ralston Stl Car 1 nc __ 3-18 3-31 Simmons Co 25c . _ 3-20 3-27 Terry Steam Turbine $1 3-8 3-15 Mandel Bros 5(>c_ 3-28 4-7 Interim. Genu Steel Wares 26c _ _ 4-15 6-15 Regular. Eon Ami A $1.00 Q 4-25 4-20 Bon Ami B _-62VaC Q 4-25 4-20 Bos Stor Warehouse $1 3-23 3-31 Can Marconi 4c 4-15 H-l Celotex Corp _12^c Q 4-14 5-1 Coronet Phosphate $1 3-20 3-31 Gt Lakes S S 50c. .. 3-21 3-31 MacAndrews & Forb 35c . 3-31 4-15 Miami Copper 25c 3-27 4-10 Mich Seamless T 50c __ 2-24 3-2 Nat Bond A- Share J 5c 3-31 4-15 No Am Rayon A & B 50c - 3-24 4-1 Pacific G A: E >_50c 3-30 4-15 Pond Ck Poc 50c Q 0-0 7-1 Toledo Shibldg 75c 3-21 3-31 Amer Car & Fdy pf $1.75 3-27 4-1 Barker Bros pf OH^c Q 3-25 4-1 Celotex Corp pf 25c Q 4-14 5-1 Fulton Trust N Y $1.50 Q 3-20 4-1 Langen Unit Bak B tic 3-31 4-15 Washington Produce From the War Food Administration. Prices paid net f.o.b. Washington: EGGS—Market steady. Receipts light. Prices nominally unchanged. Prices paid for Federal-State graded ecgs received from grading stations March 17. Whites— U. s. grade A. large. ;tT; U S. grade A. medium, .TJ. U. S. grade B large. .14-35; average. 35. Browns—U. S. grade A. large. 37; U. S. grade A. medium. 3d; U. S. grade B, large 34-35; average. 34’j; U. 8. grade B. medium. "7: U. 8. grade C. 27. Current receipts—Nearby ungraded eggs, whites and mixed colors. .30-31. LIVE POULTRY—Market Arm. Re ceipts liberal. Prices paid net fob. Washington fPermitted transportation charges included accordjngto mileage > Broilers and fryers. 28Va-30. fowl. dSVi 28; roosters. 18-20. Case of Girl Burned To Death Nears Jury By the Associated Press. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Mar. 17. —With the case expected to reach the jury this afternoon, prosecuting attorneys announced today they would not ask for a first-degree murder verdict against David Filgas. 16-year-old Greenville high school student charged with the death of a girl companion one year his senior. Kent County Prosecutor Menso R. Bolt said he would leave it to the jury to determine the degree of guilt. Michigan law makes no pro vision for capital punishment, first degree murder carrying a manda tory sentence of life imprisonment. Filgas is accused of killing pretty Patricia Winters after what he de scribed as a “necking” and drinking party in his father’s automobile along a country road near the girl's home in Gowen the night of De cember 10. The girl’s charred body was removed from the flame-swept car the next morning. On the stand yesterday, Filgas testified that he “felt terrible” about his girl friend’s death, and said he “had no reason to burn the car or to injure her.” After the jury had viewed the death car, Circuit Judge William B. Brown set a three-hour limit on today’s closing arguments. Rare-Type Blood Sought To Save Injured Youth An appeal for blood donors with type 3 or 2-B blood has been made by officials of the Alexandria Hos pital to help save the life of an 18 year-old youth stricken with oste omyelitis as the result of an injury. Raymond Lawrence Bayne, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mack C. Bayne, 1303 Duke street. Alexandria, was in jured while at work, May 28, when struck by a ladder. Young Bayne was a patient in the Alexandria Hospital from the time of his injury until August and was forced to return for two operations last week. His physician. Dr. Allen Ferry, said yesterday that several donors have offered help, but since the blood is of a rare type, he asked that all persons willing to give blood notify the hospital. Slayer Who Walked Out Of Maryland Jail Caught ANNAPOLIS, Mar. 17.—Seaton Wade, colored, of Annapolis, who apologized for walking out of the Anne Arundel County Jail Wednes day, was back in the Maryland Penitentiary today after his brief freedom. The convicted murderer was un armed when he left the jail through two unlocked cell doors and did not resist capture by a county police lieutenant yesterday. State's Attor ney Marvin I. Anderson disclosed. New York Firm Gets Waste Paper Contract Contracts for removal and sale of waste paper from the executive branch of the Government have been awarded to the United Paper board Co. of New York City, effec tive April 1, 1944. to June 30, 1946, the Treasury Department an nounced late yesterday. These contracts formerly were held by the Penn Paper and Stock Co. of Philadelphia, which has been doing the work for years through its plant here. The Treasury pro curement division, which handles purchases and sales for the execu tive branch of Government, can called the Penn contracts following a critical report from the Joint Con gressional Committee on Economy, headed by Senator Byrd of Virginia. The report charged the Govern ment was getting insufficient prices from the Penn company. A spokesman for the Penn company admitting its contract with execu tive agencies had been canceled, claimed, however, the firm still had some contracts with other agencies, apparently in the legislative or ju dicial branches of Government, which are not covered by the Treas ury procurement division. Under the new contracts with United Paperboard Co., the Treas ury estimated the Government will receive in excess of $25,000 a month. This firm was one of six competing for the business. One of the other firms offering a slightly higher price for certain types of paper, Afle Treasury explained, “was disquali fied on the basis of information from the Office of Price Adminis tration to the effect that the com pany had a bad record of compli ance with OPA price regulations.” Historical Society Marks 50th Anniversary April 12 The Columbia Historical Society will observe its 50th anniversary April 12 at a dinner in the main ballroom of the Mayftbwer Hotel, F. Regis Noel, president, announced today. At a meeting held last night by officers and managers of the society to formulate plans for the affair, a message commending the observance was received from Theodore W. Noyes, editor of The Star and the only surviving charter member of the organization. Mr. Noyes said that a proper observance was “a very worthy undertaking.” Miss Jane Walsh was elected cor responding secretary of the society at the meeting, and Walter M. Bas tian was elected parliamentarian. Municipal Court Judge George D. Neilson, Arthur P. Drury, James E. Colliflower and Joseph C. McGar raghy were elected to the Board of Managers. George L. Sioussat, chief of the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress, will address a meeting of the society at 8:15 p.m. next Wed nesday at the Mayflower Hotel. His subject will be "Mr. Jefferson Amidst His Hooks.” The public is invited. Sailor Safe After Aiding Others in Fleeing Jap Camp By the Associated Press. SEATTLE, Mar. 17.—An Ameri can sailor who escaped from a Jap anese prison camp in the Philip pines is safe again after returning to the camp vicinity to help liberate other American war prisoners, his mother, Mrs. L. E. Jackson of Seat tle, reported last night. The sailor is Jopaul Little, 22, ord nanceman, 3d class, who had been reported missing in action on Cor regidor. He had been held prisoner 22 months. Word that he had escaped was brought to Mrs. Jackson three weeks ago iff a sealed message from the Navy Bureau of Navigation. Capt. Bong Increases Toll Of Japanese Planes to 25 By the Aseocoted Press. FIFTH AIR FORCE HEAD QUARTERS, Southwest Pacific, Mar. 17.—Look for the name of Capt. Richard I. Bong of Poplar, Wis., at the head of the list when ever headquarters issues its periodic report on ace fighter pilots operat ing under Lt. Gen. George C. Ken ney’s command. Capt. 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